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>What is the point of this? to demonstrate a horrible aspect to an audience that might have otherwise thought the whole 'Karen' meme was harmless. >Just becau
by serf 5y ago
>What is the point of this?
to demonstrate a horrible aspect to an audience that might have otherwise thought the whole 'Karen' meme was harmless.
>Just because ones first name is involved in some social/cultural "thing" that is negative, doesn't mean it impacts a person (I've been in this situation as a kid).
while i'm glad you had the mental fortitude to deal with it, the name-calling is very real, and it has affected people in very real ways.
the social phenomenon has made people consider name changes[0], what more evidence do you need that a human cost/impact has occurred?
[0]: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/karen-insult-why-meme-social-media-black-lives-matter-racism-a9653756.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/karen-insult-...
- giantg2 5y ago"the social phenomenon has made people consider name changes[0], what more evidence do you need that a human cost/impact has occurred?" That shows it would be part of already changing her name as part of a marriage, to a more personal name/initials no less. Is it really that much of an issue if she's waiting to do it? There are others in that cited article that don't have a problem with their name. But bringing me back to the point, how does this website really demonstrate name calling? How does one think any slur is harmless - they're done specifically to hurt people. Anyone should be able to see that, and there would be much better ways to demonstrate that than this site.